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Nick Smith vs Ruth Jones

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,085 shared comparable votes.

1,083 same votes 2 different votes 1,085 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
97 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
57 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
57 Aye 69 No
25 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
25 Aye 73 No
40 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
97 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
57 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
57 Aye 69 No
25 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
25 Aye 73 No
40 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 647
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 647
1,735
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,297
1,664 eligible divisions
997
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
738
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
617
47.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

64
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 647
Appearances
35
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 647
92
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 647
Contributions
45
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Education
88 of 95 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API